Digger magazine

Written to make you a nursery industry expert.

  • Digital-Ad-Campaign-FWS-2026_728x90.png
  • Nursery-Guide-Find-More-Banner-Ad_728x90.png
  • Digger-Employment_banner-2020-728x90px.jpg
  • Digital-Ad-Campaign-FWS-2026_560x75-04.png
  • MK-bug-728x90-NG.png
  • Home
  • Articles
    • Nursery News
    • Features
    • Plants
    • Growing Knowledge
    • Operations
    • Nursery Country
  • Issues
  • Events
  • Farwest
  • Columns
    • Director’s Desk
    • Mike Darcy
    • President’s Message
  • Employment Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe to Digger
You are here: Home / New Plants Tour: A Preview

New Plants Tour: A Preview

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 22, 2012

This is part of our continuing coverage of the Farwest Show. Keep checking back for updates. This post concerns Day Two of the Farwest Show Tours, specifically, Tour 3, the New Plants tour on Wednesday, August 22, 2012.

Today will be an exciting day, as we will have a packed bus with 53 people touring retail and commercial nurseries — and even the spectacular Oregon Garden — to see the best in new plants. (There’s also Tour 2 today — In the Shadow of Mt. Hood — but we can’t be in two places at once. If you’re attending that tour, feel free to share your impressions in the comments.)

Yesterday, on the Gen(i)us Acer Tour, we had guests from as far away as New York, Texas, Mongolia and even New Zealand. Who will be on board today?

Our tour stops will be as follows:

  • Portland Nursery on Stark Street, Portland
  • Al’s Garden Center Growing Operation in Hubbard, Ore.
  • Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, Woodburn, Ore.
  • Fessler Nursery, Woodburn, Ore.
  • The Oregon Garden

Throughout the day we will post updates depending on the availability of WiFi coverage. We may not be able until the end of the day, but we will post something by then (sometime after 6 p.m.) if not earlier. After yesterday’s tour, we posted a whopping five photo albums — one for each stop — at the Farwest Show Facebook page, and you can go and check those out. This evening we will post photos from today’s New Plants tour stops, and tomorrow we will have live coverage from the Farwest seminars and expo. If you tweet about the #FarwestShow, please be sure to use (and follow) that hashtag — #FarwestShow.

Share this:

  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • More
  • Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Farwest, Farwest Show

About Curt Kipp

Curt Kipp is the director of publications and communications at the Oregon Association of Nurseries, and the editor of Digger magazine.

NURSERY NEWS

GOP gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan visits Farwest Show

Deciphering Oregon’s plastics recycling law

J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. celebrates 80 years as a nursery standout

Monrovia Nursery Company celebrates 100 years of innovation and looks to the future

New AmericanHort CEO introduces himself to OAN

Bailey Nurseries removed dams to build environmental resilience

The new NurseryGuide.com powers up with new features

Terra Gardens owner’s gesture for his mother opens the door to other wheelchair-bound gardeners

More Nursery News

From the pages of Digger

September 2026 Digger

August 2026 Digger: Farwest Show Edition

July 2026

June: The Shrubs Issue

May 2026: the Sustainability Issue

More issues of Digger

Pests and Diseases

Box tree moths pose a threat to Oregon nurseries

Managing Phytophthora: timing, temperature and emerging threats

Managing slugs and snails in Pacific Northwest nurseries

OAN leads grower-driven Japanese beetle solution

Prioritizing nursery pest challenges

More articles

FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

GOP gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan visits Farwest Show

Sofia® Cherry Laurel and Saturnalia™ American hybrid oak shine at New Varieties Showcase 

Eschenfelder Farms wins Best in Show at Farwest

A sense of excitement in the air at Farwest

Deciphering Oregon’s plastics recycling law

More Updates from Farwest

The Value of Membership

ONF scholarships help recipients launch their career in horticulture

New AmericanHort CEO introduces himself to OAN

OAN members see benefits and rewards from serving ag industry organizations

More member stories

​

Updates to exisiting subscriptions can be sent to info@oan.org

News

  • Nursery News
  • Growing Knowledge
  • Nursery Operations

Features

  • Plant Features
  • OAN Members
  • Oregon Nursery Country

Columns

  • Director’s Desk
  • Mike Darcy
  • President’s Message
  • Digital Growth

Resources

  • OAN Home Page
  • Job Listings
  • Subscribe to Digger
  • Advertise in Digger
  • Online Plant Search

© 2026 Oregon Association of Nurseries